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treatment withholding
treatment withholding Treatment withholding means not starting or stopping a specific treatment for a patient or, in research, for a study participant under the study plan.
Treatment withholding means not starting or stopping a specific treatment for a patient or, in research, for a study participant under the study plan. It can involve life-prolonging care but is broader than that, and it differs from refusal to treat, which focuses on a clinician or facility declining requested care.